Successful Management of Research & Development

Establishment development and management of a successful research and development group require systematic knowledge and skills and a target-oriented process model. It begins with a vision and requires a clear mission and accordant strategy in order to achieve these goals. The people involved in the team work are of primary importance; everything depends on the interaction of this team. To create this team to develop scaffold advance and lead is a challenge. However even the best team is ineffective if there is no funding. Money is not everything but without money everything is nothing. A substantial budget is required to cover staff costs premises and basic equipment travel computers and basic software a scientific software portfolio hosting special equipment literature workshop organization visiting researcher invitations etc. In an environment of decreasing public budgets external funding becomes increasingly important in order to sustain international competitiveness quality and to maintaining excellence. Ultimately the team is assessed by output which is composed of measurable published items.If you ask what real knowledge is I answer that which enables action (Hermann von Helmholtz).KeywordsManagement Science Research Team Work group